"The Best Online Debate Tournament"
Connecting middle school, junior high, high school, and collegiate debaters all across the country.
Debate from anywhere.
- 10 Rounds in the Fall (11 weeks)
- 6 Round Fall Junior Tournament (7 weeks)
- 8 Rounds in the Spring (16 weeks)
- NO LEAGUE AFFILIATION NECCESSARY!
- We welcome: NCFCA | Stoa | Team Parliamentary Debate | Individual Parli Debate | Christian Communicators of the SouthEast | Christian Communicators of Tennessee | ASDA | Private schools & co-ops welcome | Anyone without a league or debate group
- Team Policy | Lincoln-Douglas | Team Parli | Individual Parli | Moot Court | Junior Team
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- Sign up at ANY time—even late!
- Just $30
- Junior Tournament is only $20
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About Us
What is Ziggy Online Debate®?
Ziggy provides access to national debate tournaments at minimal cost with maximal convenience.
Ziggy Online Debate® is a national online debate tournament platform for middle school, junior high, high school, and collegiate debaters. We use topics from the Stoa, NCFCA, and ASDA leagues, and offer Team Policy/Cross Examination, Lincoln Douglas, Moot Court, and both Team and Individual Parliamentary debate. Moot Court will be offered this fall 2023 semester using NCFCA’s topic. Also offered Fall 2023, is our first ever junior team event.
Here’s how it works: Students complete one debate each week (in the Fall) or every two weeks (in the Spring). They are matched against other students around the country based on performance. The judge pool is comprised of students’ parents, coaches, and alumni. Students learn life skills by taking control of their own schedule and communicating with their opponent to find a time during the week that they can both debate, then they contact judges using our Judge List software to request a judge. Students will receive their ballot instantly when the judge submits the ballot, so they can get immediate feedback.
Judges and debaters use the Ziggy Online Debate® Tournament Platform to schedule rounds and fill out and view ballots. Skype, Zoom, Discord, Google Hangouts, and Google Meet are frequently used for the video or voice debate rounds. Debaters can self-time and/or time each other.
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National Prep Group
Ziggy TP members can apply to an NCFCA National Prep Group. Learn more about how to join here! (Login required)
Coming Soon: Use the Ziggy Tournament Platform for Your Tournament!
More information coming soon. Interested in hosting an online tournament but don’t have the software? Contact us with questions.